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Yinhu didn't go to the morning court, bid farewell to the concubine Liang, and walked out of the Xihua Gate with a dozen or so guards, all the way to Beicheng.Man Pi had already gone to Guihua City a month ago, and Yinhu was the only one who went there with a decree of unknown meaning, and a few fledgling second- and third-class guards.Yinhu brought very few things, only a bag, a few changes of clothes, some flowers, a strong bow, a good knife, a musket, and the ambition to fight the enemy. .

A group of people rode horses, and they were eye-catching in the streets of the capital. Before they left the city, they killed a person in the street, and it was Erlundai who had been looking for Yinhu for a month.

Seeing Orondai blocking him, Yinhu quickly dismounted from his horse, and all the guards followed him, looking at Orondai, a little confused.Yinhu hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his hands, and asked, "What's the matter today, Uncle? Yinhu has a job here and is going out of town. You invited me to drink, didn't you?"

"I just said that the eighth elder brother knows things like a god!" Elundai smiled and put his shoulders on Yinhu's shoulder, "This is in front of outsiders, don't call me uncle cousin."

When he was not in the palace, Erlundai didn't call himself a slave, and Yinhu didn't get angry, and said with a smile, "What's the matter, uncle, is there anyone who can gossip? Are you really here to buy me a drink? I'm in a hurry I’m on my way. I’m on an errand, so I don’t dare to drink.”

"Hey! Long live God won't let me, you really don't dare?" Orondai whispered into Yinhu's ear, and said, "One bite, one bite, eighth brother, look at me and I want to treat you to this meal." I have been thinking about wine for a month, so please show me some face."

"Cousin, I'm not you. How dare I go against Khan Ama so openly. I'll get off my horse and say a few words to you. If I don't make sure, I'll report to Khan Ama and wait for me to go back to play the board. That day my cousin helped me I beg you, Yinhu thank you in advance, for the past month, it’s hard for you to think of inviting me to this drink every day, today I’ll just drink some water instead.”

"That's okay, let's wait until we come back from the triumph before drinking! At that time, Long Live Lord will have no excuse to disappoint. Today, the eighth elder brother is out of the city alone, and I have the right to see you off. I will accompany you out of the city for ten miles!" Ellen Dai patted Yinhu's shoulder vigorously, as if full of pride.

"What's wrong with this? Biao Shu didn't go to court today, so he came here to see off Yinhu, which is already breaking the rules..."

"Hey, it would be too boring if the eighth elder brother is so long-winded. My old man just wanted to send you off, so he gave it away. If others want to gossip, so go ahead. We haven't done anything wrong."

"That's right, if my cousin wanted to send it off, I might as well send it farther away. Yinhu has a long way to go, and I don't know when it will be the return date. It is a blessing to have a relative to see him off." Yinhu said while clasping his fists, He waved his hand behind him and said, "Get on the horse! Get out of the city."

Erlundai had almost reached three stores before stopping, and rode side by side with Yinhu. Yinhu knew that after the battle of Erlundai, he would probably be in charge of the firearms camp, so he found a way to talk a lot about firearms.When it was time to say goodbye, he said: "Cousin, Dai Zi Dai Langzhong of the Ministry of War has a teacher-student relationship with Yinhu, and he has a deep research on firearms. If Cousin is interested, you can ask him to do it. It is also possible to have some new muskets for you to enjoy."

"I've heard that you are very good at playing with this foreign gun. I heard that Brother Jiu and Ten Brothers have quite a few of them. Brother Jiu even killed a bear with a musket. These are all made by Dai Zi. from?"

"Not all of them. The ninth brother's gun was brought by a missionary, and the tenth brother's is mostly small. Dai Langzhong imitated some of the foreign guns, and there are some new-style cannons, which are very powerful. Thinking about it here If you want to fight Galdan, you have to bring them." Yinhu introduced carefully.

"This stuff is interesting. I heard that the Firearms Battalion made great contributions last time. Tsk tsk, when we go to war, I will ask the Lord Long Live to be the commander of the Firearms Battalion. Yes, take your Master Dai with you. Come on, go to the battlefield to figure out something new for Qing Dynasty." Elundai looked confident.

Yinhu was stunned for a moment, then smiled immediately, clasped his fists in a salute, and said, "If cousin wants to, Yinhu has an invitation here. Since Yinhu was enlightened, he has to be taught by Mr. Dai. If he really goes to the battlefield in the future, I also hope my cousin can take more care of me."

"What's the matter, isn't it what it should be? Don't worry, even if I can't take this job, as long as Dai Zi goes to the battlefield, I, Erlundai, promise to Eighth Master that I will definitely bring you back everything!" E Lun Dai patted his chest with pride.

"So, thank you Yinhu." Yinhu nodded, waved the whip in his hand to the guards, pointed to the north, clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and headed towards Gubeikou.

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In the study room of Gandong No. [-] Institute, Yinzhen sat quietly alone, with a game of chess in front of him.The Chinese torreya wood carving dragon chess board is very well polished, the wood color is light, and the fragrance is pleasant. The chess pieces are made of high-quality suet jade and jadeite. The rare suet jade is white and moist, and the emerald water color is transparent. The chess pieces are all the same size. It is a national treasure.The chess is still in the layout stage, and it has not reached the middle game. This is the time when it is least necessary to consider gains and losses, but Yinzhen is hesitant.

Yinzhen didn't expect that before he had time to see Yinhu off, Yinhu would leave by himself.There was something in my heart that I wanted to say, even if I didn't say it, it would be good to have a look at him, but I didn't have the chance after all.At this time, Yinhu was still a child, but his radiance could not be concealed. The next time we meet, I don't know when it will be.

Yinzhen couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, once again, he fell behind Yinhu.If Yinhu went out this time, as long as there were no major problems, this military achievement would be achieved in real terms.Yinzhen calmed down and thought about it carefully, and felt that Yinhu had carefully calculated step by step since he entered the Lifan Court, from inviting him to go to a yamen with nothing to do, to making a "Lifan" by himself. "Regulations of the Fanyuan", and then hidden under the compilation of the book, the careful investigation of Mongolia, and finally, using this momentum, persuaded Khan Ama to let him go to Guihua City.Yinhu's deeds are all interlocking, placing the emperor's father, general prince, officials in the general's court, and everyone around him in his chess game.Next, how will he make a move?

Yinzhen thought for a long time, and hung the horn [1] in one hand, and the mutton jade chess piece landed on the chessboard, and the sound was moving.Yinzhen pursed his lips tightly, and said in his heart: "Eighth brother, it's too lonely to make arrangements alone, so fourth brother will accompany you to this game. I don't know what the eighth brother is planning next? Maybe it's possible, really can Leave the matter of food supply to me?"

Yinzhen looked at the chessboard alone for a while, holding black in one hand and white in the other, and played a few moves with both hands, then threw the game away, sat on the desk, and began to write notes.Promised Yinhu to raise food for the whole army for five months before next spring, five months, 150 days, a not too big number, it looks easy on the surface, but in fact, I don't know how much hard work it involves.

Yinzhen didn't know much about military affairs. When he first responded to this matter, he didn't even know how much food a sergeant needed a day, let alone how many soldiers he could send in the capital if he attacked Galdan, how much food he would bring with him, and how much food he would carry with him in the future. Yinzhen only had a hazy idea of ​​how much was lost in transportation, and he had no idea at all about how much it would cost.Although he joined the army once when he was young, he was younger than Yinhu at that time, and he only knew how to ride horses and march every day, but he didn't learn much about these details.

Fortunately, Yinzhen has a good father-in-law.The commander of the infantry, Ulanara Feyangu, was in charge of the garrison of the capital. He had fought against North Korea and Chahar, so he was a veteran.Originally, it was not easy for Yinzhen to meet Yue's family, but it happened that during their newlyweds, Yinzhen and Fujin returned home together, and asked for some advice by the way.Yinzhen is proficient in arithmetic, once he ran through these numbers in his mind, and then looked at the account books of the household department, he knew that he had been tricked by Yinhu.In the treasury, there is no shortage of money, but very little food.If there is an army, there will be about 4 garrisons, bodyguards, and Luanyi guards in the capital. All military supplies will be prepared in the capital. Food alone will cost more than 2 shi and nearly [-] shi. This amount is not something that can be easily achieved in a few months. raised up.

Thinking, hesitating, and making decisions, Yinzhen spent almost a month in contemplation, but he never asked Yinhu to shirk what he promised.Now that I have agreed, I have to do it no matter what. Besides, this food is not raised for him Yinhu, but for the Qing Dynasty and the soldiers of the Eight Banners. Next, Yinhu has his chance and his stage, and the capital's armaments are his stage for Yinzhen.

As Yinzhen expected, Kangxi summoned Yinhu alone a few days after he left.First, he asked about the details of the Ministry of Household Affairs, then asked about the military administration, and when asked about his thoughts on the war against Galdan, Yinzhen straightly said what he had thought in his heart for a long time: "I think that the headquarters of Galdan is far away from Beijing. For more than six thousand miles, it took a lot of labor and expedition. Although Galdan is arrogant, its place is barren, and capturing it is not beneficial to the country. If you really put all your strength to defeat Galdan, you will use the power of the whole country to exchange a piece of bitter cold Desert. But Galdan had to fight. Therefore, this battle must be at the right time. For example, in 27 years, Galdan came to the east to fight with us in the Qing Dynasty and Ulan Butong. The current situation is that We can only wait for Galdan to come again, if he doesn't come, even if he is tempted or cheated, let him come east."

Kangxi nodded in satisfaction, and then asked: "In your opinion, if there is a war, what is the priority?"

Without even thinking about it, Yinzhen answered two words: "grain and grass."

Seeing Yinzhen's quick answer, Kangxi couldn't help being interested even though it was somewhat different from what he thought, and asked, "Why?"

"I think that the first thing in this battle is to get rid of Galdan, establish a new lord in Junggar who is dependent on our Qing Dynasty, and take Moxi, Monan, and Mobei into our Qing territory. Galdan has few people. But there are many cavalry, fighting on the grasslands, and attacking quickly, if a large army directly attacks Galdan and flees to the west of the desert, our army will not have enough food and grass, and the road is not familiar, so it will be difficult to pursue, and we will surely let the tiger go back to the mountain again." Yinzhen replied.

"Then tell me, um, if Galdan reaches the edge of the desert," Kangxi pointed to the map hanging on the wall, stretched out his hand and drew a circle, and landed on Bayan Ulan, "For example, here, based on your estimate How much food do we need to raise to win a battle?"

Yinzhen bowed his head and meditated for a while, before tentatively asking: "I dare to ask Khan Ama, how many soldiers do you want to send?"

"Hahaha, good!" Kangxi clapped his palms and laughed, "Yes, I know how many people to bring. I mean, the capital sent troops, 5000 people. Look, how much food should be prepared."

Yinzhen didn't even think about it, he opened his mouth with an account, and recorded one meal a day, how much food a person used a day, how much food was consumed by the baggage camp, how much army food could be taken with the army, and how much food was consumed back and forth for supplies and supplies. The outbound trips are superimposed day by day, and the return to the city is reduced on time. In the end, [-]% of the food is left in the end. The addition, subtraction, and subtraction are very clear.

Kangxi also smiled and said nothing when he heard this, and only asked: "You are based on five months. Where did the five-month period come from?"

"It's my own estimate. The place Khan Ama pointed to is about two thousand miles away from the capital. In the past, I marched with Khan Ama. When the army was dispatched, it was as fast as 20 or [-] miles a day, and as slow as [-] miles a day. The longer the journey, the longer the march, the more likely the road will encounter rain and snow, and the journey will be slow after one month. I think that it will take two months to march from Beijing to this place. The army arrived In the end, it will take about [-] days to fight and block, and the return journey will take another two months. Adding up, it will be almost five months. If there are more variables, I am afraid that the food for five months will not be enough. "Yinzhen replied unhurriedly. Since he agreed to Yinhu's request, he has been thinking about it every day. Fang Jue Yinhu's five months are not just talking about it. It is really calculated carefully. There is not so much food. If he really arrives in Moxi, he may never return.Thinking this way in my heart, speaking it out at this time, it seems to be more smooth and successful.

Kangxi thought about the map for a while, and then said: "The crown prince learned from your prime minister's supervision of food and grass affairs. I thought you were still young and still needed to experience. I saw you today, and you really have the demeanor that I love Xinjueluo. You have been in the household department for a long time. , the matter of money and food is also considered proficient. I want you to adjust the food for five months in the next spring. How to do it, you go back and draw up a plan. If there is no big mistake, you can co-operate with Ma Qi This matter."

Yinzhen rolled up his sleeves and knelt neatly, saying, "Hey."

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[1] Opening, middle game, and hanging angle are all Go terms.The opening and the middle game are easy to understand, so I won’t explain it. I will paste a section from Baidu Encyclopedia in the hanging corner.In actual Go combat, there are many times when there is no chance to guard the corners by yourself.After one side of the game occupies the corner, the other side often places a piece at the corresponding position near the original corner piece to prevent the corner from being completely held by the opponent. This is called hanging corner.